Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Oscar]

2007/11/26, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> * 3U rackmount PC case (maybe
>   http://www.rackmountmaster.com/rm-4170-4u-ipc-rack-mount-case.html)
>
>
Hi Cory,
Maybe you don't want to buy new pc guts, but for people looking for
something a bit more compact take a look at these systems:
http://www.pyramid.de/en/products/oem/desqflex.php

We got one at work to build a server and they are very well built and very
silent, and fit perfect inside this cases:
http://www.gatorcases.com/productsdetail.aspx?LID=1&PID=20

The custom front panel work they do is also very cool :)

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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[::surian::]

firewire sugestion:
the mackie onyx 1640  mixer, has a
firewire i/o card that sends 18 independent channels 24bit/96KHz
and it's supported by ffado 

I never used it, but looks nice
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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Asmo Koskinen]

Cory K. kirjoitti:
> So, discuss. :D
>
>   

Here are few examples, especially KarmaPod:

http://www.ai.sri.com/ajh/audio/hd-recorder-project/
http://dto.freeshell.org/notebook/KarmaPod.html

Best Regards Asmo Koskinen.

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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Matthew Polashek]

The 1010s are fine, but the RME is more stable and more highly  
regarded, plus you can upgrade the pre and the converter as you go.   
The only way to get a signal into the 1010 is via an unbalanced 1/4"  
plug which is potentially noisy, especially for recording in on- 
location spaces where discrete power sources are not a priority.   
Chances are, however, you could get really great results with the  
1010s.  It's just a risk I wouldn't take.  I'd rather have Adat I/O  
and put whatever converter I want on there.

I think M-audio makes decent stuff, but their best stuff is firewire  
and not easily linux-able.

RME makes the nicest linux-able stuff.

Echo Audio makes some decent things as well and some are Linux-able.


I'd suggest getting a great pair of closed back headphones to mix  
with.  (Like the Sonys)  You can always patch into a rehearsal room PA  
for play back and you definitely don't want to feed what you are  
recording back through the air onto an audio track.  The de-facto best  
speaker for monitoring is the Yamaha NS10.  These are no longer made  
so you'll have to find a pair used.  Typically these are driven with a  
hafler amplifier.  That's the setup you'll find in almost every major  
studio anywhere in the world.  I've listened to the Event PS8XLs and I  
like them.  I think they're pretty accurate.  I've also heard the  
Mackie 824s and I think they're great, but you can't beat the Yamahas  
for accuracy and consistency.



On Nov 25, 2007, at 9:51 PM, Cory K. wrote:

> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>> I use this rack for mobile recording of my R&B band.  16 tracks at a
>> time.  That is a 19" calzone 20-space rack case with shockmount.
>>
>
> Cool. :)
>
>> I like the 1604 VLZ Pro but I had one with my band and it died.
>> Warranty was out.  We bought an allen and Heath Mixwizard 3 16-2 and
>> it sounds so much better and has 16 direct outs as well as  
>> inserts.
>>
>> Unless you're running sound as well as recording, you don't need a
>> mixer.  Just get some pres or A/D converters to put in front of your
>> interface.  Something like an RME 9652 and 3 behringer ADA8000 s will
>> give you 24 channels.
>>
>
> Not the 1010s? Other links?
>
>> Many 16 channel mixers are rackmountable so you an get ears and get
>> one of those racks with a slant rack top.
>
> One thing I forgot was a pair of speakers. :\
>
> My whole plan for this is to do demo recordings in bands practice  
> spaces
> or maybe more.
>
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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Cory K.]

Matthew Polashek wrote:
> I use this rack for mobile recording of my R&B band.  16 tracks at a  
> time.  That is a 19" calzone 20-space rack case with shockmount.
>   

Cool. :)

> I like the 1604 VLZ Pro but I had one with my band and it died.   
> Warranty was out.  We bought an allen and Heath Mixwizard 3 16-2 and  
> it sounds so much better and has 16 direct outs as well as inserts.
>
> Unless you're running sound as well as recording, you don't need a  
> mixer.  Just get some pres or A/D converters to put in front of your  
> interface.  Something like an RME 9652 and 3 behringer ADA8000 s will  
> give you 24 channels.
>   

Not the 1010s? Other links?

> Many 16 channel mixers are rackmountable so you an get ears and get  
> one of those racks with a slant rack top.

One thing I forgot was a pair of speakers. :\

My whole plan for this is to do demo recordings in bands practice spaces
or maybe more.

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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Kim Burgess]

I'm currently running a setup basically the same as what you described. It
currently consists of an AMD x2 3800+, 2gb ram, 1T of raid space, RME 9652,
Focusrite Octapre LE, behringer ADA8000 (when clocked to the RME the
converters aren't to bad, just crap pres) and a behringer ultramatch pro
(once again, clocked to the RME its great for samplerate conversion on
digital sources and has another 2 A/D D/A's it it). All mounted in a 10U
flight case.

As Matthew said you're not going to need a mixer unless you are wanting to
submix on the input chain. So far this setup has proved extremely usable and
having the RME gives me plently of headroom on my ins so I can simply hire
more converters when needed.

Price wise you'll find that if you look around you can pick up a lot of the
gear you need for pretty decent second hand / special prices. For example.
the RME set me back AU$465 inc postage of ebay, and there are still places
where it retails for round the AU$1600 mark. If you want advice on any
specific gear or your setup in general check out www.gearslutz.com, 'low end
theory' is useful, 'hi end' is great for a drool.

Kim Burgess

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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Matthew Polashek]

I use this rack for mobile recording of my R&B band.  16 tracks at a  
time.  That is a 19" calzone 20-space rack case with shockmount.

I like the 1604 VLZ Pro but I had one with my band and it died.   
Warranty was out.  We bought an allen and Heath Mixwizard 3 16-2 and  
it sounds so much better and has 16 direct outs as well as inserts.

Unless you're running sound as well as recording, you don't need a  
mixer.  Just get some pres or A/D converters to put in front of your  
interface.  Something like an RME 9652 and 3 behringer ADA8000 s will  
give you 24 channels.

Many 16 channel mixers are rackmountable so you an get ears and get  
one of those racks with a slant rack top.


On Nov 25, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Cory K. wrote:

> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>> Ardour works great for this.  You have to consider portability.   I
>> built one like this, but it's OSX.
>>
>> http://tinysongs.com/RackBitch/RackBitch-Pages/Image1.html
>>
>
> Cool! What do you use it for? Is that a 19" case?
>
> What do you guys think about this mixer?
> http://www.mackie.com/products/1604vlzpro
>
> A big thing I have to look at is whether I can fit it all in 1 case.  
> I'm
> really liking something like: http://www.cases.tv/poptopracks.jpg  
> but I
> have to make sure a mixer (like that Mackie) would fit on top.
>
> -Cory \m/
>
>>
>> On Nov 25, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>
>>> Hi kids.
>>>
>>> Something that got me involved in Ubuntu Studio was the hope that  
>>> one
>>> day I could build a 16-track, portable (in a road case), Ardour- 
>>> based
>>> recording setup.
>>>
>>> I do think it's been sad that I haven't had time to actually _use_
>>> what
>>> I'm helping to create. (though $ is a factor as well. isn't it
>>> always) ;)
>>>
>>> So here's a fun little topic. I'm looking at putting together
>>> something
>>> I can wheel around in a road-case.
>>>
>>> I *think* I need:
>>>
>>>   * 16-track capable recording.  (maybe 2 Delta 1010s or LTs?)
>>>   * Mixer
>>>   * Road case (maybe something from http://www.cases.tv)
>>>   * 3U rackmount PC case (maybe
>>> http://www.rackmountmaster.com/rm-4170-4u-ipc-rack-mount-case.html)
>>>   * Mics (normal list containing SM57/58s to start)
>>>
>>>
>>> I _know_ I'm missing a couple of things like the PC guts. I pretty
>>> much
>>> have that covered. From the screen on down.
>>>
>>> I'm looking to record _real_ instruments. ;) So keep that in mind as
>>> well as money. I'm not looking to be cheap here but I know Ill be
>>> spending money here. Upwards of 5k or more I guess?
>>>
>>> So, discuss. :D
>>>
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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Cory K.]

Matthew Polashek wrote:
> Ardour works great for this.  You have to consider portability.   I  
> built one like this, but it's OSX.
>
> http://tinysongs.com/RackBitch/RackBitch-Pages/Image1.html
>   

Cool! What do you use it for? Is that a 19" case?

What do you guys think about this mixer?
http://www.mackie.com/products/1604vlzpro

A big thing I have to look at is whether I can fit it all in 1 case. I'm
really liking something like: http://www.cases.tv/poptopracks.jpg but I
have to make sure a mixer (like that Mackie) would fit on top.

-Cory \m/

>
> On Nov 25, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>   
>> Hi kids.
>>
>> Something that got me involved in Ubuntu Studio was the hope that one
>> day I could build a 16-track, portable (in a road case), Ardour-based
>> recording setup.
>>
>> I do think it's been sad that I haven't had time to actually _use_  
>> what
>> I'm helping to create. (though $ is a factor as well. isn't it  
>> always) ;)
>>
>> So here's a fun little topic. I'm looking at putting together  
>> something
>> I can wheel around in a road-case.
>>
>> I *think* I need:
>>
>>* 16-track capable recording.  (maybe 2 Delta 1010s or LTs?)
>>* Mixer
>>* Road case (maybe something from http://www.cases.tv)
>>* 3U rackmount PC case (maybe
>>  http://www.rackmountmaster.com/rm-4170-4u-ipc-rack-mount-case.html)
>>* Mics (normal list containing SM57/58s to start)
>>
>>
>> I _know_ I'm missing a couple of things like the PC guts. I pretty  
>> much
>> have that covered. From the screen on down.
>>
>> I'm looking to record _real_ instruments. ;) So keep that in mind as
>> well as money. I'm not looking to be cheap here but I know Ill be
>> spending money here. Upwards of 5k or more I guess?
>>
>> So, discuss. :D
>>
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Re: *Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Matthew Polashek]

Ardour works great for this.  You have to consider portability.   I  
built one like this, but it's OSX.

http://tinysongs.com/RackBitch/RackBitch-Pages/Image1.html


On Nov 25, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Cory K. wrote:

> Hi kids.
>
> Something that got me involved in Ubuntu Studio was the hope that one
> day I could build a 16-track, portable (in a road case), Ardour-based
> recording setup.
>
> I do think it's been sad that I haven't had time to actually _use_  
> what
> I'm helping to create. (though $ is a factor as well. isn't it  
> always) ;)
>
> So here's a fun little topic. I'm looking at putting together  
> something
> I can wheel around in a road-case.
>
> I *think* I need:
>
>* 16-track capable recording.  (maybe 2 Delta 1010s or LTs?)
>* Mixer
>* Road case (maybe something from http://www.cases.tv)
>* 3U rackmount PC case (maybe
>  http://www.rackmountmaster.com/rm-4170-4u-ipc-rack-mount-case.html)
>* Mics (normal list containing SM57/58s to start)
>
>
> I _know_ I'm missing a couple of things like the PC guts. I pretty  
> much
> have that covered. From the screen on down.
>
> I'm looking to record _real_ instruments. ;) So keep that in mind as
> well as money. I'm not looking to be cheap here but I know Ill be
> spending money here. Upwards of 5k or more I guess?
>
> So, discuss. :D
>
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*Something Fun* Help me build a mobile recording box.

[Cory K.]

Hi kids.

Something that got me involved in Ubuntu Studio was the hope that one
day I could build a 16-track, portable (in a road case), Ardour-based
recording setup.

I do think it's been sad that I haven't had time to actually _use_ what
I'm helping to create. (though $ is a factor as well. isn't it always) ;)

So here's a fun little topic. I'm looking at putting together something
I can wheel around in a road-case.

I *think* I need:

* 16-track capable recording.  (maybe 2 Delta 1010s or LTs?)
* Mixer
* Road case (maybe something from http://www.cases.tv)
* 3U rackmount PC case (maybe
  http://www.rackmountmaster.com/rm-4170-4u-ipc-rack-mount-case.html)
* Mics (normal list containing SM57/58s to start)


I _know_ I'm missing a couple of things like the PC guts. I pretty much
have that covered. From the screen on down.

I'm looking to record _real_ instruments. ;) So keep that in mind as
well as money. I'm not looking to be cheap here but I know Ill be
spending money here. Upwards of 5k or more I guess?

So, discuss. :D

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